1996 GMC Safari hood release

Have you had the aid of a second person to bang on the hood near the latch, while trying to pull the release?
Does it feel like, or can you hear anything out front when you pull the cable? This can be most difficult, and especially since the vehicle is sight unseen. There is no textbook operation to illustrate getting a hood open when the latch won't release. You have to either look through the grlle, or up from below the bumper and see if you can identify what moves to release the hood.